Audio production jobs for men in their '70s??? (spouse, fighting, state)
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Retired last year after teaching math in state university but getting bored. I am thinking about going to classes for audio recording. My son teaches at a school that offers a 30 hour program. Does anybody hire a person in their 70s? Just sitting around with nothing to do is boring. I'm taking piano lessons but you can only practice so much a day.
Would you be able to set up a small recording studio of your own? You could market your services to new artists trying to make their demo tape or a small EP.
Would you be able to set up a small recording studio of your own? You could market your services to new artists trying to make their demo tape or a small EP.
I would rather have a job working for an established concern initially, given that I have no experience.
would you be able to set up a small recording studio of your own? You could market your services to new artists trying to make their demo tape or a small ep.
The spouse has his own home studio (Sonar, very good PC, an outboard compressor and a few other processing devices, a couple thousand bucks in microphones for various uses) and does a lot of recording for himself and friends. There isn't any real money in it, he does it as a hobby, along with some live sound work (plus he fixes studio gear, amplifiers, guitar amps, etc, where there IS money). Many people locally have these small home setups.
The next level up of studio is going to start in the mid-5-figures for gear plus some expensive construction. You MIGHT be able to get on as an intern (usually unpaid or very low-paying), but the supply-and-demand on that is not in your favor. You can spend a lot of time and money learning (aka fighting with, in my experience) an expensive Pro Tools setup.
There will be a perception issue that is not in your favor, too, that because of your age you will not be current on "the new and the hip". It might not be true at all, you might have a very good feel for what is current in many music fields. For my spouse, there is a bunch of music that he has no interest in. Since he is a guitar player and plays with several bands in town he has a good contact network in several areas of music he likes.
Your son should be familiar with the local market for these types of services and should be the one to be able to tell you the pros and cons. Your area might be a very different story from mine.
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The spouse has his own home studio (Sonar, very good PC, an outboard compressor and a few other processing devices, a couple thousand bucks in microphones for various uses) and does a lot of recording for himself and friends. There isn't any real money in it, he does it as a hobby, along with some live sound work (plus he fixes studio gear, amplifiers, guitar amps, etc, where there IS money). Many people locally have these small home setups.
The next level up of studio is going to start in the mid-5-figures for gear plus some expensive construction. You MIGHT be able to get on as an intern (usually unpaid or very low-paying), but the supply-and-demand on that is not in your favor. You can spend a lot of time and money learning (aka fighting with, in my experience) an expensive Pro Tools setup.
There will be a perception issue that is not in your favor, too, that because of your age you will not be current on "the new and the hip". It might not be true at all, you might have a very good feel for what is current in many music fields. For my spouse, there is a bunch of music that he has no interest in. Since he is a guitar player and plays with several bands in town he has a good contact network in several areas of music he likes.
Your son should be familiar with the local market for these types of services and should be the one to be able to tell you the pros and cons. Your area might be a very different story from mine.
My son's a realtor; I don't think he know anything about the music business.
Sorry, I misread the "my son teaches at a school that offers a 30 hour program" as your son taught that particular class.
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Retired last year after teaching math in state university but getting bored. I am thinking about going to classes for audio recording. My son teaches at a school that offers a 30 hour program. Does anybody hire a person in their 70s? Just sitting around with nothing to do is boring. I'm taking piano lessons but you can only practice so much a day.
Why go for something totally different that you have zero knowledge of? I would bet you could get steady work as a math tutor for kids in elementary school up through high school (e.g. preparing for the SAT). On a per-hour basis, I expect that would pay a LOT more than an entry-level job in audio recording, even if you could GET that kind of work after paying for 30 (credit?) hours more of schooling.
Why go for something totally different that you have zero knowledge of? I would bet you could get steady work as a math tutor for kids in elementary school up through high school (e.g. preparing for the SAT). On a per-hour basis, I expect that would pay a LOT more than an entry-level job in audio recording, even if you could GET that kind of work after paying for 30 (credit?) hours more of schooling.
Money is the least of my concerns. Not that I'm wealthy, but I want to do something new, meet people, have fun. Money . .
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